Professor Folasade Ogunsola secured the highest number of votes in the election held by members of the University of Lagos Senate to emerge the institution’s new acting Vice-Chancellor.
The result of the election obtained by one of our correspondents showed that she secured 135 of 167 votes.
Prof. Ben Ogbojafor, who was also considered for the post by members of the Senate, secured 31 votes.
One void vote was recorded.
The contestants were nominated at the senate meeting held on Monday, which was attended by 167 professors.
Before her emergence, Ogunsola was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Development Services, UNILAG.
The results were announced by the chairman of the Senate Emergency Committee, Prof. Chioma Agomo.
Last week, the Federal Government directed the varsity’s Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council Wale Babalakin and vice-chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, to recuse themselves from official duties, pending the outcome of the special visitation panel set up by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The FG had also asked the UNILAG Senate to reconvene to appoint an acting VC.
Born in 1958, Ogunsola, a professor of medical microbiology who specializes in disease control (particularly HIV/AIDS), was ex-provost of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos and is reputed to be the first woman to occupy the position.
She became the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Development Services) of the institution in 2017.
